Understanding REACH REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry. It also promotes alternative methods for the hazard assessment of substances in order to reduce the number of tests on animals.
REACH places responsibility on industry to manage the risks from chemicals and to provide safety information on the substances. To that end, manufacturers and importers are required to gather information on the properties of their chemical substances and to register that information in a central database in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
REACH Guidance on REACH Registration Substance identification Technical completeness check Testing methods and alternatives How to apply for authorisation Restriction How to submit downstream user reports Socio-economic Analysis
REACH Initial text Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council ...
Chemical substances that are already regulated by other legislations such as medicines, or radioactive substances are partially or completely exempted from REACH requirements. Registration is based on the " one substance, one registration " principle.
Substances restricted under REACH The table below is the Annex XVII to REACH and includes all the restrictions adopted in the framework of REACH and the previous legislation, Directive 76/769/EEC. Each entry shows a substance or a group of substances or a substance in a mixture, and the consequent restriction conditions. The latest consolidated version of REACH presents the restrictions ...
Search for REACH registrations REACH registration data and the old Classification & Labelling (C&L) Inventory have been removed from ECHA’s website. The remaining data on ECHA’s website is still updated daily. See below for more information on the transition to ECHA CHEM.
REACH-IT is the central IT system that supports Industry, Member State competent authorities and the European Chemicals Agency to securely submit, process and manage data and dossiers.
REACH Substances of very high concern identification Draft recommendation for inclusion in the Authorisation List and consultation Applications for authorisation Submitted restrictions under consideration Current calls for comments and evidence Current Testing Proposals
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REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry.
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This is unique source of information on the chemicals manufactured and imported in Europe. It covers their hazardous properties, classification and labelling, and information on how to use them safely. REACH Registration statistics Registered substances EC Inventory Dossier Evaluation status PACT - Public Activities Coordination Tool Substance Evaluation - CoRAP Information on Candidate List ...